Country Brazil Purpose Power Opening date 1978 Construction began 1971 | Location Porecatu, PR Status Operational Owner Duke Energy Impound Paranapanema River | |
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Official name Usina Hidrelétrica de Capivara Address Taciba - State of São Paulo, 19590-000, Brazil Similar Água Vermelha Dam, Ilha Solteira Dam, Eng Sérgio Motta Dam, Engineer Souza Dias Dam, Salto Osório Hydroele | ||
The Capivara Dam is an embankment dam on the Paranapanema River about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Porecatu, PR in Brazil. It is located along the border of the state of São Paulo to the north and the state of Paraná to the south. It was constructed between 1971 and 1978 for the primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation. The dam's first generator was commissioned in 1977. The dam can store up to 10,540,000,000 cubic metres (8,540,000 acre·ft) in its reservoir which also covers and area of 515 square kilometres (199 sq mi). It is operated by Duke Energy Generation Paranapanema International.
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